chochewa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chochewa (infinitive kuchochewa)

  1. Passive form of -chocha: to be provoked

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chochewa
Positive present -nachochewa
Subjunctive -chochewe
Negative -chochewi
Imperative singular chochewa
Infinitives
Positive kuchochewa
Negative kutochochewa
Imperatives
Singular chochewa
Plural chocheweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchochewa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichochewa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchochewa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachochewa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachochewa/nachochewa tunachochewa
2nd person unachochewa mnachochewa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachochewa wanachochewa
other classes positive subject concord + -nachochewa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chochewi)
Singular Plural
1st person sichochewi hatuchochewi
2nd person huchochewi hamchochewi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachochewi hawachochewi
other classes negative subject concord + -chochewi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachochewa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachochewa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chochewe)
Singular Plural
1st person nichochewe tuchochewe
2nd person uchochewe mchochewe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achochewe wachochewe
other classes positive subject concord + -chochewe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichochewe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechochewa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechochewa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichochewa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichochewa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achochewa)
Singular Plural
1st person nachochewa twachochewa
2nd person wachochewa mwachochewa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achochewa wachochewa
m-mi(III/IV) wachochewa yachochewa
ji-ma(V/VI) lachochewa yachochewa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachochewa vyachochewa
n(IX/X) yachochewa zachochewa
u(XI) wachochewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachochewa
pa(XVI) pachochewa
mu(XVIII) mwachochewa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechochewa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachochewa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachochewa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichochewa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochochewa
Consecutive kachochewa / positive subject concord + -kachochewa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachochewe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nichochewa -tuchochewa
2nd person -kuchochewa -wachochewa/-kuchocheweni/-wachocheweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchochewa -wachochewa
m-mi(III/IV) -uchochewa -ichochewa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lichochewa -yachochewa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichochewa -vichochewa
n(IX/X) -ichochewa -zichochewa
u(XI) -uchochewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuchochewa
pa(XVI) -pachochewa
mu(XVIII) -muchochewa
Reflexive -jichochewa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chochewa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chochewaye -chochewao
m-mi(III/IV) -chochewao -chochewayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chochewalo -chochewayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochewacho -chochewavyo
n(IX/X) -chochewayo -chochewazo
u(XI) -chochewao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chochewako
pa(XVI) -chochewapo
mu(XVIII) -chochewamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chochewa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechochewa -ochochewa
m-mi(III/IV) -ochochewa -yochochewa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochochewa -yochochewa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochochewa -vyochochewa
n(IX/X) -yochochewa -zochochewa
u(XI) -ochochewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochochewa
pa(XVI) -pochochewa
mu(XVIII) -mochochewa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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